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Full-Text Articles in Public Administration
Technical Bulletins: Bidding And Evaluating Dental Insurance, William Gary Head
Technical Bulletins: Bidding And Evaluating Dental Insurance, William Gary Head
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin provides a brief summary of the types of dental insurance available and, with a small amount of additional information and assistance, can be used as a guide in bidding and evaluating such coverage.
Missed Opportunity In S. Kingston, Chester Smolski
Missed Opportunity In S. Kingston, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"They were well dressed, although informally. They came with their spouses. They were articulate, educated, and generally did not raise their voices. They looked like solid middle-class Americans--homemakers, civic-minded, and concerned citizens, so it was difficult to understand their reaction to the proposed housing development."
Technical Bulletins: Internal Control And Fiscal Compliance Questionnaire For Municipalities In Tennessee, Jim Leuty, Mike Pentecost
Technical Bulletins: Internal Control And Fiscal Compliance Questionnaire For Municipalities In Tennessee, Jim Leuty, Mike Pentecost
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
The following questionnaire was designed by the State Comptroller's Office and is used by your independent auditor in evaluating the city's system each year. It is recommended that city personnel use the questionnaire to conduct a self-evaluation at various times during the year to help improve internal control and reduce audit exceptions.
Report No. 27
Evaluation Of City Of Boston Fair Housing Programs: The Final Report, Boston Urban Observatory, University Of Massachusetts Boston
Evaluation Of City Of Boston Fair Housing Programs: The Final Report, Boston Urban Observatory, University Of Massachusetts Boston
Boston Urban Observatory Publications
The City of Boston's 3-year Pair Housing Plan (1981-83) identifies the following six goals for achieving greater freedom of choice in housing for its minority residents: 1) To improve the delivery of services relative to the enhancement of freedom of choice to all minorities in Boston as they relate to fair housing; 2) To increase enforcement of fair housing laws; 3) To increase public safety and security to assure equal access throughout the City of Boston; 4) To Increase the participation of all minorities and low-and moderate-income people in all City of Boston housing programs; 5) To increase low-cost housing …
Technical Bulletins: Are You Prepared For The World's Fair?, C. L. Overman, Jackie Kersh
Technical Bulletins: Are You Prepared For The World's Fair?, C. L. Overman, Jackie Kersh
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin was intended to stimulate additional ideas for promotion of local attractions during the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville.
Technical Bulletins: Federal Revenue Sharing Actual Use Reports, Michael Tallent
Technical Bulletins: Federal Revenue Sharing Actual Use Reports, Michael Tallent
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
During the week of October 12, 1981, the Bureau of the Census mailed each Tennessee municipality the form or forms for reporting that city's actual use of general revenue sharing funds and local tax data for fiscal year 1980-81, which include adjusted taxes and intergovernmental revenues. This Technical Bulletin includes a list of those forms and their functions.
Technical Bulletins: New Developments In Cable Tv, E. W. Meisenhelder
Technical Bulletins: New Developments In Cable Tv, E. W. Meisenhelder
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin discusses some of the trends in cable television systems and their implications for local governments.
Technical Bulletins: Nlc Program To Help Cities With Airport Noise Problems, William Gary Head
Technical Bulletins: Nlc Program To Help Cities With Airport Noise Problems, William Gary Head
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
Announcement of the National League of Cities program "Each Community Helps Others" (ECHO), which was designed to provide technical assistance to communities which have problems with airport noise.
Technical Bulletins: Requirements For Certificate Of Conformance In Financial Reporting, Mike Pentecost, Jim Leuty
Technical Bulletins: Requirements For Certificate Of Conformance In Financial Reporting, Mike Pentecost, Jim Leuty
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin provides information about the Certificate of Conformance in Financial Reporting Program. The Certificate of Conformance in Financial Reporting Program was begun by the Municipal Finance Officers Association (MFOA) in 1945 to emphasize its belief that every governmental unit should prepare and publish an easily understandable, comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR) covering all of its funds and financial transactions during the year.
Technical Bulletins: Annual Report Required On Local Government Retirement Plans, Don W. Ownby
Technical Bulletins: Annual Report Required On Local Government Retirement Plans, Don W. Ownby
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
Chapter No. 137, Public Acts of 1981, the "Tennessee Public Pension Review Act," requires that an annual report shall be made on the actuarial and financial status of each retirement plan in effect for employees of local government units in Tennessee.
Final Report To The National Science Foundation, Donald F. Norris
Final Report To The National Science Foundation, Donald F. Norris
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This Report summarizes the progress and activities of the Tennessee Innovation Group during the period of May 1980 through July 1981. Together with the Report prepared for NSF in April 1980, it should provide a comprehensive overview of the three-year local government technology innovation effort undertaken by the University· of Tennessee through the Tennessee Innnovation Group.
Welcome To The Beach: Only If You Can Afford It, Chester Smolski
Welcome To The Beach: Only If You Can Afford It, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"Narragansett has been called 'Home of the most expensive public tan in America' because of beach and parking fees imposed by the Tow Council in June."
Technical Bulletins: Mtas Technical Reports And Bulletins: Index And Filing Suggestions, E. W. Meisenhelder
Technical Bulletins: Mtas Technical Reports And Bulletins: Index And Filing Suggestions, E. W. Meisenhelder
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin explains the differences between the two publication series issued by MTAS since 1973 (as of July 1981): the MTAS Technical Bulletin and the MTAS Technical Report. Included is an index, arranged by major and minor subjects, of all MTAS bulletins and reports.
Technical Bulletins: Estimates And Explanation Of 1981-82 State Shared Funds For Cities, Ken Joines, C. L. Overman
Technical Bulletins: Estimates And Explanation Of 1981-82 State Shared Funds For Cities, Ken Joines, C. L. Overman
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
A summary of what cities could expect to receive from the state shared funds for the 1981-82 fiscal year. To provide some background to municipal officials regarding state shared taxes, a brief summary of each shared tax revenue source is provided along with the permitted use of each revenue and schedule of payments to cities.
Technical Bulletins: Final 1980 Population Count -- Tennessee Municipalities, Michael Tallent, Gary Mabrey
Technical Bulletins: Final 1980 Population Count -- Tennessee Municipalities, Michael Tallent, Gary Mabrey
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin provides the final population counts of the 1980 census for Tennessee municipalities, based upon information from the U.S. Bureau of Census.
Clean City Center Requires Cooperation, Chester Smolski
Clean City Center Requires Cooperation, Chester Smolski
Smolski Texts
"The drive to clean Providence's downtown got off to a well publicized start last month. On the first day 23 drivers had their cars towed from the streets of the city, paid $15 towing fees, received $5 parking tickets, and had the traumatic experience of thinking their vehicles had been stolen."
Technical Bulletins: Suggested Budget Calendar For Small/Medium-Sized Cities, William R. Bailey
Technical Bulletins: Suggested Budget Calendar For Small/Medium-Sized Cities, William R. Bailey
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin provides guidelines for what kind of budgetary schedule a small or medium-sized city might follow.
Integration Maintenance Program Evaluation Part 1: Report Of Findings For The Village Of Park Forest, Illinois, Leonard F. Heumann, James L. Rose, Hildy L. Kingma, Joseph Gore, Ann Campbell
Integration Maintenance Program Evaluation Part 1: Report Of Findings For The Village Of Park Forest, Illinois, Leonard F. Heumann, James L. Rose, Hildy L. Kingma, Joseph Gore, Ann Campbell
Park Forest
This report presents an evaluation of the Park Forest Integration Maintenance Program. The report was conducted at the request of the Village Board of Trustees to aid them in evaluating and directing future policy regarding the Program. This report is not seen as a public relations document but as a working document for the Board and Village staff. As such it assumes a working knowledge of terms such as integration maintenance and affirmative marketing as well as knowledge of the basic history of the Program. This is not to say that there is no statement by the researchers of what …
Technical Report: Street & Road Maintenance, Donald F. Norris, Vanessa F. Hester
Technical Report: Street & Road Maintenance, Donald F. Norris, Vanessa F. Hester
MTAS History
This Report addresses an increasingly complex and costly problem facing local governments: namely, street and road maintenance. It was written to provide information and guidance to local public officials and professionals in the field on new and perhaps better materials, methods and equipment for street and road maintenance. Provided here is an overview of several alternative and innovative methods of street and road maintenance in three areas: pothole repair; pavement cracking and repair; and asphalt recycling. In addition, an annotated bibliography covering general aspects of street and road maintenance, pothole repair, pavement cracking and repair, and asphalt recycling is included.
Cpacs Happenings (April-May 1981 Newsletter), College Of Public Affairs And Community Service, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
Cpacs Happenings (April-May 1981 Newsletter), College Of Public Affairs And Community Service, University Of Nebraska At Omaha
CPACS Newsletters
The College of Public Affairs and Community Service (CPACS) newsletter that reported on the news, collaborations, events, and general happenings of the UNO College of Public Affairs and Community Service. This newsletter has had many names and variations over the years including SPACS Newsletter (1973); Newsletter of the College of Public Affairs and Community Service (1973-1974): Happenings (1974-1980s); and the current e-newsletter titled the CPACS Collective (2021-)
Technical Bulletins: Public Hearing And Reporting Regulations For Revenue Sharing, Gary Mabrey
Technical Bulletins: Public Hearing And Reporting Regulations For Revenue Sharing, Gary Mabrey
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin provides a list of the public participation notices and hearings which were required to be held for the 1981-82 budget process, as well as a list of key dates indicating time of submission of entitlement check and time of submission of the Statement of Assurances and Data Improvement (per capita income, population, adjusted taxes) for Entitlement Period 13.
Technical Bulletins: Fire Insurance Ratings Outside Cities -- Potential Misinterpretation Of Fire Classification Guidelines By Local Insurance Agents, C. L. Overman
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin provides information about amendments to fire insurance rating criteria used by some insurance companies in determining the fire protection classification of residential structures outside city limits.
The Massachusetts Fiscal System: Structure And Performance, Padraig O'Malley, Raymond G. Torto
The Massachusetts Fiscal System: Structure And Performance, Padraig O'Malley, Raymond G. Torto
Center for Studies in Policy and the Public Interest Publications
On November 4, 1980 the citizens of Massachusetts, by a vote of 59% to 41%, resoundingly endorsed a tax reduction plan known as Proposition 2 1/2. All communities in the Commonwealth were faced with an immediate reduction in their local revenues due to the immediate cut in the excise tax that Proposition 2 1/2 called for, and up to 130 communities will have to implement a 15% reduction in their tax levies for FY 1982.
Already there are protestations from many local officials that they cannot make the required tax cuts without severely reducing the level of local services. The …
Technical Bulletins: Automated And Semi-Automated Refuse Collection Technologies, Donald F. Norris, Frank E. Kirk
Technical Bulletins: Automated And Semi-Automated Refuse Collection Technologies, Donald F. Norris, Frank E. Kirk
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
This Technical Bulletin provides cost and productivity estimates for five different refuse collection technologies (including manual, semi-automated, and automated). The data shows that automated and semi-automated technologies represent reliable, cost-effective methods of refuse collection which should be given serious consideration by almost every city which provides refuse collection service.
Sample Code Of Ordinances For Small Cities And Towns In Tennessee, Don W. Ownby
Sample Code Of Ordinances For Small Cities And Towns In Tennessee, Don W. Ownby
MTAS Publications: Full Publications
This Sample Code has been drafted as a working document for the cities and towns of Tennessee. It is prepared in a format which is readily and adaptable to the conditions and requirements of any particular community. However, attention should be given to the provisions that must conform to individual municipal charter requirements such as prescribed language for ordaining clauses, number of readings for ordinances, etc. The Sample Code may be used as a basis for drafting a complete code of ordinances or a single ordinance addressing a particular need.
Directory Of Tennessee Municipal Officials 1981-82, Mtas
Directory Of Tennessee Municipal Officials 1981-82, Mtas
Municipal Directories
A directory of Tennessee cities that includes personnel and municipal data, such as number of employees, population, charter form, size in square miles, and election date, for 1981-82.